[Killietalk] N. symoensi

[RuevenM at aol_com]

Hi George,

     I'm waiting for my sixth generation of symoensi to hatch. Once they 
reach sexing out size they stop being big eaters for some reason -- especially the 
males. I would keep them cool 74-75F. They are not fond of heat. I would keep 
the filtration SLOW. I keep 4 males and 6 females in a 10 gallon with a 
corner filter going slow enough that I can almost count the bubbles. I keep them in 
slightly soft acid water all the time with lots of plants. I have found that 
chopped blackworms, live baby brine shrimp, grindal worms and daphnia are all 
good foods. They are a shy pretty peaceful Notho that I treat almost like a 
small Aphyosemion water wise.

You might want to give them a dose of flubendazole 5% for internal bugs. 
Charles Harrison of the St Louis club sells it. It works well on female Nothos.

Be sure to breed what you have as I hatched 50 fry from my first ones that 
were weak and only lived a month after being held in the mail a week during the 
9-11 crisis in 2001!

Bobby

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